Ready for one last round of creative circle play? In this fourth and final installment of my Distressed Circles mini-series, we're exploring another simple way to create expressive, handmade embellishments for mixed media art.

Watch this quick, high-speed creative process as ordinary scraps and paint become distressed circles filled with texture, depth, and personality. These versatile little elements are wonderful for adding visual interest to art journal pages, layered collage backgrounds, and other mixed media projects.

Whether you've been following the entire series or are just discovering the possibilities of handmade collage embellishments, I hope this final technique inspires you to put those leftover scraps to creative use!